Thomas Buchecker Cooper
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| Thomas Buchecker Cooper | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district |
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| In office March 4, 1861 – April 4, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Henry C. Longnecker |
| Succeeded by | John D. Stiles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1823 Coopersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Buchecker Cooper (29 December 1823 – 4 April 1862) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas B. Cooper was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1843 and commenced practice in Coopersburg.
Cooper was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress and served until his death in Coopersburg in 1862. Interment is in Woodland Cemetery.
See also
Sources
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
External links
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper at Find a Grave – Grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pennsylvania
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper at Find a Grave – Cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1861–1862 |
Succeeded by John Dodson Stiles |
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- 1823 births
- 1862 deaths
- People from Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
- Physicians from Pennsylvania
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American politicians
